What's in the November/December 2006 Yule Log?

Feature Articles

• U.S. Christmas Stamps for 2006. . . Illustrations and description of the United States Christmas issues for 2006. Holiday Snowflakes and Chacon Madonna and Child with Bird.

• Bob's Column - Imperforate Canadian Christmas Stamps . . . . by Robert A. Haslewood, CPC #860 . . . Bob discusses an unlisted imperforate horizontal pair of Canada, Scott No. 742 and Canada, Scott No. 775 imperforate pair. Both pairs are illustrated.

• "Christmas Stamp Stories: A Song From Christmas Island . . . by Pastor Wilmer Bloy, CPC #1363 . . . Pastor Bloy gives a brief history of the tiny remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean and its first Christmas stamps in 1978.

• "Can You Find the Christmas Stamp?". . . by Richard L. Beecher, CPC #987. Four covers from different countries are shown, each with numerous stamps including at least one Christmas stamp competing for space on the cover. The covers are all shown in full color.

• "Christmas Shopping" . . . by Tom Neufer Emswiler, CPC #894. Editor Tom makes two gift suggestions for readers of the Yule Log and collect Christmas stamps. "The Holiday Yule Log" is a package that combines the familiar 'fireplace' DVD with Christmas music, for listening or singing along. Information from Music Books Plus! Toll Free 800-265-8481. E-mail: order@nor.com

        "The Snowflake - Winter's Secret Beauty". A collection of amazing photography (by Patricia                  Rasmussen) of snow crystals. Author Kenneth Libbrecht, a physics professor at Caltech                  discusses the physics and mythology of snow and how snow crystals are made.

• "Christmas Philatelic Auction #96". . . with Mary Turner, CPC #720 . . . 110 lot auction includes many worldwide Christmas stamps and souvenir sheets with the minimum bid being half catalogue value. Also included in this auction are First Day Covers from Canada and the United States. Many of the stamps are illustrated in full color.

• "CPC Covers from the 2006 March Party" . . . now available from Vice-president Joan Klimchalk.

To see some of the regular columns in the Yule Log, return to the Yule Log page.

The Yule Log is edited by Jon Mills of Ottawa, Ontario. Christine Sanders of Englewood, Florida is the club's current president.

The invitation to membership in the Christmas Philatelic Club is open to any Christmas topical philatelist who is seriously interested in associating with those who collect likewise.

Current dues are $20 per year for persons living in North America. Other Countries: $30.00 (US funds). Send an international money order in US dollars.

Applications for membership are available from Secretary/Treasurer Jim Balog, PO Box 744, Geneva, Ohio 44042-0744 USA or complete this Application Form and send it to the secretary's address..

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